Imagine waking up one day, only to find out the biggest secret that my parents have kept for over twenty years. Like a normal person who has lived an ordinary life until 20th year suddenly discover that my father is the son of a powerful and dangerous criminal leader (a warlord) who had disappeared from that life long ago and on the other side, my mother is the daughter of a top secret government agent. And now, both sides of my family, one from the world of crime, the other from the world of spying, want me to take over their business and become the next heir.
In my opinion, If I found out that my father came from a family of criminals and my mother came from a family of secret agents, and I'm to choose who to inherit, I would choose to become a secret agent. For me, that is a better decision to take. I don’t want to live a life that would be of terror to other or brings pain to others, even if it looks rich and powerful.
The criminal life might look interesting to live, having the power, the money, people working for me, I'm will feared and respected around, that's pretty good life to live. But then deep inside, I'm won't be free. I will always live with fear, I will hurt people and I'm will always be in danger because that's the attributes of a criminal. The life of a criminal doesn't bring real happiness to life. It may look good for a while, but it ends badly. I will be surrounded with very enemies, people very close to me who may smile at me on the outside but want to bring you down inside. I don’t want to live a life where I must look over my shoulder every day, afraid someone will attack me. I don't want to live a life where people will respect me not because I earned their respect genuinely through my good deeds and the kind of life I live but because they feared what I can do to them, if they refuse to respect me. I may live in luxury, that nice but I'm never free. I will have to always look over my shoulder, I will have to live a life of fear and be at a constant alert surrounded by many body guards so that someone will not come for revenge or try to take my place.
Being a secret agent is far better than a criminal life. It may be hard and full of risk and also my life might be in danger too, but it is for a good reason. At least, I'm trained to help others, to protect not to destroy, to care and not to harm and to stop people who want to cause harm.
The life of an agent is disciplined and training. It may not give me the fame or wealth just like the criminal life, but it gives peace of mind and pride in what I'm doing. At least if I'm introducing myself to the world as a secret agent working with government agency, people will respect me genuinely and I love to hear me speak better than introducing myself as a criminal, who deals with drugs. I won't be able to introduce myself public like that.
The life of a secret agent is more better than that of a criminal. Doing the right thing is always better, even when it’s not easy. Some people think it’s smart to take the easy way out and join the wrong side just because it looks more powerful. But power without truth is empty. It is better to stand for something that brings light, not darkness. If I can use my strength to protect lives and stop evil, then I think that is the kind of life I want to live.
But to be honest, I also know that life is not always about where a person come from. At the end of the day, I might not even inherit anything from either side. I might not become a criminal or a secret agent. My passion in life may be something totally different. Maybe I want entrepreneur or business person. And if that is the case, I will just stay neutral and follow my heart. Life is about choices and everyone has the right to choose what they want for themselves not to be pushed into doing something they don't want.
I will respect both sides of my family, but I must live my own life. I will not be forced into a life that doesn’t fit me just because of my bloodline. If I truly have a different desire in my heart, then that is what I will follow. Whether it is the path of a secret agent, something else, or even a quiet simple life, what matters is that it is my decision.
But paraventure I have to choose against my will, if I must choose, I would prefer the life of a secret agent over being a criminal.